Meet Abner!

Meet Abner........in a mitten. He's sweet little 3 inch tall mouse made of felted wool tucked into a hand knit mitten with Christmas cheer spilling out all over! The mitten measures 6 inches from the cuff to the bottom. It measures 12 inches long from the top of the hanger to the bottom of the mitten. If you'd like to give Abner a home, you can visit him at the Jingle All The Way Home Shop.

Pumpkin Collection & New Christmas Ornaments

I collect terra-cotta pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. They are around the house here and there but the smaller ones are in my pie safe.

My friend Donna made this "Abracadabra" tag. Isn't it cute?

I'm working on my new line of Christmas 2009 ornaments. Say hello to "Jingle"! First I did the sketch, traced it on 1/4 inch birch, cut it out with the bandsaw, sanded and painted it.

Next I sculpted his face from Paperclay and it's drying as I type!
Then I cut out and glued on his hat, pants and shirt embellishments.
Added the bells, scarf and his tiny rhinestone belly button!

Tomorrow I'll paint his face and then glue it onto his head. There's a lot of work in making just one ornament. I don't think people who don't craft realize the time that goes into making each one. Then, they seem to think that you should sell one for $2! Oh well, I think he's turning out pretty cute and I'll post the completed Jingle tomorrow.

I'm thinking cold and that means blue......

Since we have super cold weather here tonight....20s and high winds....gusts up to 40mph....I'm thinking "C-O-L-D" and to me that means the color blue! This is a new ornament creation using foamcore board as a backing. I like it because it gives depth while being light in weight. It's easy to glue onto, easy to cut with an Xacto (straight lines) and very stong, plus it doesn't warp......I know I sound like a representative for the United Foamcore Board Producers of America! I was so enamoured with it that I made 3 ornaments tonight (I'll post the other tomorrow). This one is entitled "Winter Wonderland in Blue" and measures 4 inches by 4 inches. It's sprinkled with glitter but as usual it's are to see in the photo. All ornaments are in the Honey Girls Studio Shop. The Snowflake Fairy is on Ebay, posted 12-5-07.

The Snowflake Fairy............watch out she has been known to cause blizzards!
Snowbound!

Not even a mouse.........

He carefully picked his words as he grasp the tall pencil in his tiny mouse paws and wrote the following letter to Santa: Dear Santa, I have been a very good little boy this year. I have many brothers and sisters. Please bring me a big hunk of cheese to share with them. Love, Jack". How about this little guy nestled in the Christmas ball with his party hat complete with pom-pom and red mohair scarf! Isn't he just the cutest? The inside of the ball has been collaged with tiny pieces of red and green decorative papers and dusted with ultra fine glitter. The outside of the ball is turquoise glittered. Both ornaments are in the Honey Girl Studio Shop.

SMILE!

I've Been Naughty Ornament!

Don't you just love the look on her face?!?!?! This nifty little Christmas ornament is 4 inches by 4 inches and is composed of a coaster, decorative papers, a copy of a vintage photo (hand colored, circa 1952) antiqued around the edges and sprinkled with glitter. There is a tinsel hanger on the back of it to hang on your aluminum tree! She is in the Honey Girl Studio Shop right now!